Absolutely brilliant service!…read more As a young founder of a rapidly growing Water from Air tech company, Heather and her staff really help me step up into my newly developing role as a company executive and leader. For me, it's about living a bit less crazy startup life and more of smoothly transitioning to being a professional running a company. It's all the little things and more: attention to detail, superb customer service, anticipating not only my needs but the needs of my clients as well. Getting effective, trusted professional assistance means they are simply a delight to work with. They make EVERYTHING easier! Their experience working with high-level executives really shows and definitely gives me the confidence (they make me feel cool) to execute for my business and clients. Highly recommend SB Assistant to anyone wanting to get more done, while have less headaches doing it.

From the owner: The SB Assistant is an hourly Personal and Executive Assistant service supporting the "Everyday to…read morethe Extraordinary" in the Santa Barbara and Montecito area.

Stephanie is an absolutely amazing woman. She does multiple types of jobs for me that make my life…read moreso much easier! I am so thankful to have found the perfect assistant. She literally does everything for me that I don't have time for. Grocery shopping, cleaning, book keeping for my salon, booking vacations, birthday party planning, you name it she will do and and do it better than you could ever expect. I highly recommend her!!!

From the owner: I am a professional perfectionist that works hard to make your life easier.read more

Katrina and her staff have been such a blessing to our family. They truly care about meeting their…read moreclients needs and go above and beyond to make that happen. If you can't run an errand they are able to take care of it for you.

When I was in a tough situation and needed an errand done out of my area, I reached out to 805…read moreassistants. Katrina was timely and professional in her replies. I ended up figuring an alternative solution, but Katrina's willingness to help was much appreciated. Thanks so much!

We were trying to rebuild a sense of normalcy after being displaced by the Eaton Fire and needed…read moreshort-term childcare support. We turned to Beach Baby Nannies hoping for help -- but what we experienced was disturbing, bizarre, and at times felt dangerous. It's hard to write this, because we wanted to move on from it, but not sharing it would be irresponsible. The first sitter, Alex, showed up four hours late on her very first day, claiming she slept through her alarm. She was rarely on time after that. We needed help in the early mornings due to the ages of our children (five and one), but she couldn't consistently wake up. Out of desperation, we shifted her hours to the afternoon. We should've ended things then, but Trudie told us no other sitters were available. We had no other leads and were in a difficult spot. Then Alex showed up without a working phone. My mother-in-law had to send her out immediately to get one so she could communicate and call 911 if needed. That same shift, Alex disappeared for five hours without communication. At that point, we started connecting the dots. She was using the bathroom every 20 minutes and never flushed -- strongly suggesting she wasn't using it for its intended purpose. Afterward, her speech would speed up, her volume increased, and her behavior turned manic. She vented personal problems, said she records phone calls, and would talk compulsively even if no one was in the room. She constantly forgot instructions, routines, and basic information. Instead of support, she brought instability and confusion. When we raised concerns, Trudie first said Alex had bladder issues, then later told us on the phone, "I don't think she has bladder problems -- we'll be cutting ties." The implication we were left with was concerning -- and hard to interpret as anything other than potential drug use. Why did we stay with the agency after this? Because Trudie and Alex repeatedly framed it as a fluke. We were given apologies, reassurances, and promises: "This has never happened before and will never happen again." When you're exhausted, working, and trying to keep your home stable for your kids, you want to believe people will do the right thing. That trust was completely broken. Trudie said she wanted to make things right and told us she would be sending one of her top nannies to correct the situation. We took her at her word -- and that's how Samantha came into our home. The second sitter, Samantha, seemed fine at first -- but within days, her behavior unraveled. At one point, she told us, "My meds are wearing off." If you're caring for young children, that's something you manage, not let slide. It was disturbing. She began compulsively reorganizing the house -- opening every drawer, removing items, hiding them in strange places. One drawer is still missing. She laid out our 5-year-old's clothes in piles outside in the courtyard. On her last day, she stayed until 10pm, uninvited, and her behavior was disoriented and erratic. Then she accused us of offering her alcohol -- an accusation that was completely false. We don't drink, and there's no alcohol in our home. She also overbilled us by 12 hours. We had to catch the mistake, correct it, and still paid her in full -- yet another burden from a service that was supposed to reduce stress. Only after everything fell apart did we find a one-star Yelp review from July 15, 2019 describing nearly the exact same experience: unstable sitters, drinking, clients blamed. Trudie's public response to that review was defensive and unprofessional. Based on what we experienced, we expect the same here. Trudie seems far more interested in protecting her image than in addressing serious safety concerns in her business. What Beach Baby Nannies offers is not safety, not professionalism, and certainly not peace of mind. What they deliver is emotional volatility, unscreened risk, and zero accountability -- repackaged as a luxury service. We're sharing this so no other family, especially one already in a vulnerable position, has to go through what we did. UPDATE: Trudie claimed I hadn't paid, but I've added screenshots that clearly show I did -- along with her accusation, which she has already edited three times.

We cannot recommend Beach baby nannies more highly! They were extremely reasonable scheduling dates…read moreand times and provided great background information on the babysitters in advance. Babysitters were both wonderful and our kids had a blast with them! They were also very attentive to our kids' strong "preferences" and I know it went a long way to making them comfortable quickly. We hope to work with Beach Baby Nannies again!!

Needed an emergency pick up and delivery of items for my mother in Montecito (I'm in LA) on a…read moreSunday afternoon. They picked up my call almost immediately and the goods picked up and delivered within 25 mins of my call. Good stuff. Thanks.

GoGetters turned out to be an outstanding small company. I needed assistance in March 2014 in…read moreremoving my old California king bed and installing my new queen one. The new one had been delivered the day before but the company did not set it up. I contacted GoGetters and they took my old one to the dump--and charged me just the $7 that the dump charged them--and then returned to remove the bed (mattress, foundation and frame) from their packaging, set up the frame, put the foundation and mattress on it, show me how to lock and unlock the wheels, place it where I wanted, then cut up the boxes and place them outside for recycling. The charge of $25 per hour per man (I had two men) and all of the work they did came to a mere $100. They were exactly on time, called before coming, and were efficient, hardworking, neat, polite, respectful, and thoroughly honest. It is sadly rare these days to come across such incredible help for a reasonable price. I give them my highest recommendation. The best thing about them is their range of services. You can bet I will be using them again and again.

Thanks to Room Service Home Organizing, I was finally able to remove a bunch of clutter that's been…read morenagging me for all these years! I had reached out to them and not even a day later, Sarah had messaged me and helped get me connected with Danika who came out for two back-to-back organizing sessions (on the weekend no less!) Danika's organization method helped me get through a bunch of old boxes, papers, furniture, and other clutter and out of the house. She even took the donatable items to drop off! As part of the process, I was more hands-on and helping go through stuff so I could feel involved, but she works with you to make sure you're comfortable with any and everything as it gets sorted. A huge win to keeping the process simple and moving along. Finally, I was left with my own homework tasks to get done to help keep my space organized. Danika helped identify some furniture and other organizing equipment suited to my space and lifestyle that I can implement at my pace. This really empowered me to feel like I own my space again and have taken it back from the clutter! Many thanks, Sarah and Danika!

Room Service Home Organizing is fantastic! I'm a realtor and I have worked with them several times…read moreto help my clients declutter their homes before listing. They make the process so easy and my clients are always really happy with their results. I recently hired them to help me organize my home office since I've been struggling with piles of paper on my desk like so many people do. They were really great to work with, and they helped me figure out systems to keep my papers organized that were simple and and are honestly pretty easy to maintain. It's so nice sit at a clear, organized desk. I highly recommend their services!

I witnessed the driver of one of their Vans purposely open their door on a motorcyclist and knock…read morethem off their bike. In California, lane splitting is legal. She opened the door and hit him and then drove off. Avoid this company at all costs

I've no idea about quality of their services but I CAN comment on one of their drivers because I…read moreobserved it right in front of my eyes: Friday afternoon, September 5, 2025, around 4 PM or so, on Hope Ave heading towards State from the freeway, this van jammed top speed right through a crosswalk just a few feet from an elderly lady with a walker, who was clearly in the intersection WHILE THE FLASHING YELLOW CROSSWALK WARNING LIGHTS WERE OBVIOUSLY ON. Their driver just zoomed on by, no hesitation at all - *darn near wiped her out*. Shocking to me, and the car in front of me - all of whom waved sympathetically to her in disbelief of what had occurred.